Asia-Pacific maritime trade remains the backbone of global flows
December 4, 2025
46 page report. Brief extract: This study estimates that total shipping emitted 1,056 million tonnes of CO2 in 2018, accounting for about 2.89% of the total global anthropogenic CO2 emissions for that year. The overall carbon intensity, as an average across international shipping, was between 21 and 29% better than in 2008.
